Fourth of July in the Adirondacks brings hope of business as usual
Despite coronavirus, many recently opened hotels, restaurants and attractions around the park are anticipating a bustling, albeit different, Fourth of July.
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A Summer to Survive
By Janet Reynolds Predicting the 2020 Adirondack Park tourism season’s crucial cash infusion is like trying to read a crystal ball. It’s a murky crystal ball, at that. The variables include the success of a state-mandated, four-phase reopening of the economy. If that goes well, there’s still the question of whether visitors will actually travel…
Uncharted territory
By Mike Lynch
Guides and outfitters throughout the Adirondacks face a more complex future that requires balancing health and financial risks.
Nature’s defense fund at risk
“When you’re looking at being tens of billions of dollars in the hole, I don’t think voters of New York are going to say, ‘Let’s add another $3 billion.'"
Annual 90-Miler canoe race canceled
By Mike Lynch
The 3-day paddling event that takes paddlers from Old Forge to Long Lake to Saranac Lake was scheduled to take place Sept. 11-13.
Tick disease with COVID-19 symptoms on the rise in northeastern New York
Anaplasmosis, a tick-borne illness with similar symptoms to COVID-19, is on the rise in the Adirondacks and upstate New York.
Adirondack summer camps close or adapt for pandemic summer
The impact of the closures goes beyond the personal disappointment of the families and the camp owners.
Tourists return to Lake George
The summery weather and tease of state beaches opening had tourists enjoying Lake George just before Memorial Day weekend. Not many were wearing masks.
Too soon? Guides have mixed views on getting anglers back in the water
By Mike Lynch
"Until I see how this shakes out, I don’t want to be part of bringing a bunch of people into Saranac Lake, New York, and into Lake Placid, New York.”
Popular trails present challenges for social distancing
By Mike Lynch
Adirondack mountains are often a great place for social distancing, but some trails are drawing crowds that have been making staying away from people difficult at times.